Tom Shines
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It’s such a Wests Tigers thing ..there is an argument he has been our best players over the course of the season ( certainly not the past few weeks), but has these flaws in his game…
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It’s such a Wests Tigers thing ..there is an argument he has been our best players over the course of the season ( certainly not the past few weeks), but has these flaws in his game…
Tom Shines
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I’m not but your mates that own the club are ..
Dreaming up absurd trade ideas that are never going to go anywhere are not going to move them up the ladder either
king_sirro
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I like that. Ive been thinking about what to do with Doueihi and im thinking that combo you just listed is the way to go. That pushes Averillo to the wing which isnt bad either. Nice to have some pure speed on the wing.
The thing is Adam Doueihi needs to be told that right centre is his spot and he is to spend the entire off season preparing for that spot. No more of this "ya could play here, ya could play there" type stuff. Right centre, work hard on your lateral movement, work on your hole running and work on your catch and pass in one motion. Simple. Many say AD is crap at centre but his best year for us was last year at right centre.
That leaves us with Makasini, Saukuru (hopefully) and maybe Skelton in reserve grade.
Jedi_Tiger
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well Walsh and herbie are under contract along with cleary.
manu was coming from Japanese rugby so he has been available for awhile
lets pay overs and lets sign another bloke that perhaps could play centre, or could play wing or even five eight.. neither that well and let's throw him a contract approx 200k more than the nearest offer.
Where did he come from?
Has plenty of speed, but don’t forget we are not overly keen on fast wingers who score length of the field tries as they are usually not the best defenders.
Dont like Ma'a Nonu?
Jedi_Tiger
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looking forward to see Andrews hopefully get a run, he should be the future at 6.
2027
1. Bula
2. Turuva
3. AD
4. May
5. Averillo
6. Andrews
7. Latu
Latu at 1/2 back and Javon at 5/8 ,
Tim Sheens
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Javon certainly looks the goods, though with the relatively low number of appearances for Latu in Magpies colours, it also really highlighted just how good he is at providing space for those around him.
Agree with you there Hal.
Centre in first grade is his position
But with his ego he believes he is the man and that means playing in the half’s.
The difference between the grades has never changed if he played no:7 in reserve grade he would look like a champion.
Those in charge need to convince him that what’s best for the team is his running game as a centre.
But I won’t hold my breath.
Problem is we all know there is a huge difference between 1st grade and ressies.
Dennisspicer1
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But not us.
TheEnz
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Manu is cashing in. I'm fairly certain Benji would have had a chat with him, the guy is chasing the $$ and has been for the last 3 years. If a player is willing to go to PNG and they want him you may as well not even bother having a crack.
GNR4LIFE
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There could not have been any more expectation on Luai than any future signing. If a guy coming off 4 consecutive premierships comes here and looks pedestrian, who isn’t going to? Next year will be interesting. If he has a strong year at Parra, it won’t be a good look for us.
The Chad
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When was the last time the club had a genuine clean out of players?
GNR4LIFE
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Don’t we have one every year? At least there calls for one year after year. The thing about a clean out, you actually have to improve things. We have clean outs, but we replace garbage with garbage.
We have 12 players remaining from our 2024 season
- Jahream Bula
- Api Koroisau
- Alex Twal
- Alex Seyfarth
- Fonua Pole
- Adam Doueihi
- Starford To'a
- Latu Fainu
- Samuela Fainu
- Sione Fainu
- Luke Laulilii
- Jared Haywood (development player in 2024)
- Kit Laulilii (development/pathways in 2024)
| Continuity from 2024 → current | Clubs |
|---|---|
| Very high (18–22+ players retained) | Panthers, Storm, Raiders |
| High (16–18) | Sharks, Cowboys, Warriors, Broncos |
| Average (14–16) | Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Dolphins |
| Below average (11–13) | Wests Tigers, Dragons, Titans, Eels |
| Lowest (10 or fewer) | Roosters, Rabbitohs, Knights |
The Chad
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Not sure- I'm curious though. We all complain about the quality of the squad. But when did someone just gut it & start fresh.
Not good with research, but in the 2 years before 2005, Sheens moved on 26 players as far as I can see.
In Benji's 2 seasons we have moved on 30.
After all the poor seasons, probably stands to reason that you have to flush, or as I've been saying, sift through the chaff, before you see results.
The Chad
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GNR4LIFE
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It’s not a video game. It’s not as simple as telling half the playing group to go piss up a rope.
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